Caretaker - Full-time/Part-time

Coxheath Primary School, Maidstone

• Ref:KCC886-2677-228S
• Posted:11/07/2024
• Pay:Kent Range 4-£23,338 fte (Actual £9,461/15 hrs)
• Start Date:Term 1 2024/25
• App Close Date:27/08/2024 at 09:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Are you a highly motivated and skilled individual with a passion for excellent work and maintaining a safe educational environment?

We are seeking to appoint a dedicated School Caretaker to join our team at Coxheath Primary School. As Caretaker, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation and upkeep of our fabulous grounds and share our vision for a school which the children, staff and community are proud of.  The position is a permanent, 52 weeks per year contract, with 27 days paid leave plus bank holidays. Normal working pattern is likely to be 15 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with shifts between the hours of 6.30am and 6.00pm.  There will be some evenings/weekends, as agreed, for additional payment, but this can be discussed at interview.

We are looking for someone with the following characteristics:

• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Proactive approach
• Competent in a Basic Level of Trade Standard Skills
• Excellent Organisation Skills
• Ability to prioritise
• Teamwork and Communication
• Desirable Qualifications or Experience (advantageous but ongoing training and development will also be provided):
• Proficient in using Microsoft systems for email and communication.
• Proven experience in a role where these skills are demonstrated either in an educational or other site setting.
• Evidence of basic trade skills.
• General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety or an equivalent qualification.
• First Aid at Work Certification
• Knowledge of UK health and safety regulations and their practical application in an operational setting.
• Experience in conducting risk assessments and implementing necessary control measures.
• Understanding of COSHH regulations and the safe handling of hazardous substances.
• Familiarity with fire safety protocols and emergency evacuation procedures.

The benefits of joining Coppice Primary Partnership:

• Excellent professional development
• The support of committed, enthusiastic and dedicated colleagues
• Access to private healthcare, including 24-hour GP access
• A family first approach – cover to ensure that you don’t miss important family events
• Free access to wraparound care for primary aged children attending trust schools when staff are required to work. This includes access to the holiday play scheme.
• The holiday play scheme is also open and free to staff who have children who attend other schools when staff are required to work.
• All staff have access to Kent Rewards, a site offering cash back, discounts and vouchers for a range of popular high street stores
• Throughout the year, school and trust wide social events will be available. These will all be optional, but we believe in developing relationships and social events can certainly help!

The school is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all children; and expects our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff are subject to an enhanced DBS check by the Disclosure and Barring Service along with other relevant employment checks.

Please note, we review applications on a rolling-basis and will therefore close the advert early if we find the right candidate, we look forward to receiving your application. 

Please contact the School Office on 01622 745553 for more details or to arrange for a visit to the school.

Information about the school

Our trust was born out of a genuine desire to secure outstanding provision for all children. The word ‘partnership’ was chosen deliberately as our vision is for schools to work together, building on their own strengths and uniqueness to secure the very best for every child.

We are guided by a set of core principles which support everything we do.

• We are and will remain a primary led trust who understand and appreciate the uniqueness of Primary Education.

• Collaboration supports the identification of best practice and its appropriate dissemination.

• We will be led by primary specialists with experience of leading successfully within the primary sector.

• Excellent academic standards of education will be secured by building on the strong values and ethos in which children are educated within each school.

• Our curriculum, rich with the knowledge and skills that children need will also celebrate sport and the arts, supporting children’s aspirations. Every child’s time at school will be a positive experience and something they will remember fondly for the rest of their lives.

• Our school improvement model is designed to retain expertise within the trust, providing bespoke and timely support as required.

• We invest in our staff by providing high quality professional development to support them in securing the very best provision for our children. We build capacity and will offer opportunities internally where appropriate to encourage staff retention.

Coxheath Primary School is at the heart of the community and has strong collaborative links with local primary schools. It also benefits from a large site, with spacious accommodation and excellent facilities for outdoor learning.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mrs Karen Francis
• Address:Stockett Lane, Coxheath, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 4PS
• Telephone: (01622) 745553
• Email: karenfrancis@coppicepp.org

Fax: (01622) 746986

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• Job Description - Caretaker